AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 11-9199.10
Will AI replace Wind Energy Development Managers?
Wind Energy Development Managers: AI can already handle 5 of 15 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 15 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Wind Energy Development Managers, from most to least exposed. 5 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinate or direct development, energy assessment, engineering, or construction activities to ensure that wind project needs and objectives are met. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Develop scope of work for wind project functions, such as design, site assessment, environmental studies, surveying, or field support services. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Review or evaluate proposals or bids to make recommendations regarding awarding of contracts. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Manage site assessments or environmental studies for wind fields. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Supervise the work of subcontractors or consultants to ensure quality and conformance to specifications or budgets. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Manage wind project costs to stay within budget limits. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Lead or support negotiations involving tax agreements or abatements, power purchase agreements, land use, or interconnection agreements. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Provide verbal or written project status reports to project teams, management, subcontractors, customers, or owners. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Update schedules, estimates, forecasts, or budgets for wind projects. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Prepare wind project documentation, including diagrams or layouts. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Create wind energy project plans, including project scope, goals, tasks, resources, schedules, costs, contingencies, or other project information. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Provide technical support for the design, construction, or commissioning of wind farm projects. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Prepare or assist in the preparation of applications for environmental, building, or other required permits. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Review civil design, engineering, or construction technical documentation to ensure compliance with applicable government or industrial codes, standards, requirements, or regulations. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Prepare requests for proposals (RFPs) for wind project construction or equipment acquisition. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 2 of 15 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 13 of 15. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 94% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 94% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 6% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 622,190
- Median annual wage
- $141,900
- Middle half of earners
- $102,880 to $186,300
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +4.5%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034. BLS publishes these figures by SOC code, so O*NET occupations that share a SOC code show the same figures.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Wind Energy Operations Managers 81% skill overlap, about 7 months to move Exposure32
- Wind Energy Engineers 74% skill overlap, about 9 months to move Exposure51
- Solar Energy Installation Managers 65% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure35
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers 63% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure51
- Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar 62% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure57
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Wind Energy Development Managers and AI
Will AI replace Wind Energy Development Managers?
AI already handles 5 of the 15 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 53 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +4.5% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Wind Energy Development Managers?
53 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 2 of the 15 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 13 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Wind Energy Development Managers tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Coordinate or direct development, energy assessment, engineering, or construction activities to ensure that wind project needs and objectives are met; Develop scope of work for wind project functions, such as design, site assessment, environmental studies, surveying, or field support services; Review or evaluate proposals or bids to make recommendations regarding awarding of contracts. They are three of the 5 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 94% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Wind Energy Development Managers, and what do they earn?
622,190 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $141,900 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +4.5% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Wind Energy Development Managers. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/wind-energy-development-managers
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